Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an established risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, as shown by common manifestations of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and arterial calcifications in CKD patients. Fibroblast growth factor-23(FGF-23) is a recently identified phosphaturic hormone that has been reported to be associated with the development of secondary hyperparathyroidism, cardiovascular morbidity, mortality, CKD progression.